Residency

Internal Medicine at Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education and Research (TIGMER)

San Antonio, Texas
Program website
IMG requirements · reported by a third party
  • ECFMG certification required
    “All applicants are required to present a valid ECFMG certificate.”
  • Accepts graduates within 5 years of graduation
    “Graduation from medical school must have occurred within the past 5 years.”
per third-party source ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $60,000 PGY-2 $61,500 PGY-3 $63,000
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 54.5% (2025 survey) DO 40.9% US-MD 4.5% Total positions 45 Interviews per spot ~8 Faculty:resident 1.0 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2022, 2025
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year Within 5 years of graduation USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3–4 Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US or outside the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Academic, Hospitalist, Rural Preliminary positions Offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-03 Interviews begin 2025-10-08
Benefits Free parking, On-call meal allowance

From the AMA's 2025 program survey. Confirm with the program.